Strategic Planning Analyst

Recruiter
Robert Walters
Location
England, London
Salary
£55000 per annum
Posted
18 Jul 2017
Closes
25 Jul 2017
Ref
2638570/001
Contact
Jim Brown
Job Title
Financial Planning and Analysis
Category
Media / Entertainment
Experience Levels
Qualified Accountant
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

A world renowned Media Business are looking for a Commercial Accountant for a Strategic Planning Analyst position in their offices in central London



Strategic Planning Analyst - Global Media Business - Central London



I. OVERVIEW

Working closely with the Director, Strategic Planning, the Analyst will be responsible for generating sales reports to support the needs of the Sales teams and ensure they have the current sales information available.

The Analyst will also be responsible for maintaining underlying Sales data supporting the regular and ad-hoc reports.



II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


JOB RESPONSIBILITY

% OF TIME SPENT


Provide sales reporting to communicate sales performance to Senior Management. Responsible for working directly with efforts sales teams across multiple international markets to quantify weekly / monthly / quarterly / yearly performances relative to budgets and targets.

50%


Assist in the preparation of Budgets and Long Range plans

15%


Produce ad-hoc management reports. The reports can range from pricing and inventory, management to category and client detail revenue, and entail working with revenue and traffic databases to sift through data, analyse and eventually extract and synthesise key relevant information. Advanced EXCEL skills, a degree of ACCESS database skills and familiarity with reporting systems are necessary.

35%


III. DIMENSIONS:


DIMENSION ex:

QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION


While the position has no direct revenue accountability, it does interface directly with over 20 sales offices worldwide, approx. In addition, the position is integral to managing in advertising revenue across TV networks and websites.






  • PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE


    • MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

    DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS (NOT MANDATORY)


    Research / Analytical mind set

    Direct Sales experience


    Excellent data analysis, presentation, written and verbal communication skills


    Ability to handle multiple projects, ability to prioritize, meet deadlines


    Ability to prioritize


    Relevant, 2+ years' experience preferably at digital media agency, digital media owner


    Strong Excel skills


    Accounting Qualification (CIMA/ACCA or Equivalent)


  • EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

    • Degree or equivalent education qualification
    • Fluent with Microsoft Office (particularly PowerPoint, Excel, Access)


  • COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT

    • Detail oriented
    • Excellent data analysis, presentation, written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work independently and as part of a global team
    • Strong Analytical Skills

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